Category: FIELD 3 Startup Diaries

From Field 3 to Shark Tank: The Story of ‘Unshrinkit’

“How about $150,000 for 15% of your company?” asked Mark Cuban in a recent episode of Shark Tank. “Yes!!! We will take it!” The two founders on stage cried and hugged each other. They could not believe their goal of a $1M valuation while only giving up 10%-18% equity had come true. “DEAL”. This moment… Continue reading From Field 3 to Shark Tank: The Story of ‘Unshrinkit’

FIELD 3 Start-up Aims to Support Child Development Through Media

FIELD 3 provides HBS students the opportunity to dabble in entrepreneurship, resulting in numerous clever iPhone applications, unique dating sites, and a proliferation of food delivery concepts. But this year, one team from section H is using its creative talents and $7,500 to tackle a social issue important to the group. Inspired Reading is a… Continue reading FIELD 3 Start-up Aims to Support Child Development Through Media

FIELD 3 Start-Up Trains the Valley

Every year, many HBS students graduate and go work for technology companies such as Google and Zynga. Other HBS students choose to start their own ventures, which require them to hire and manage web developers. But most of these students have never written a line of code and are unsure of how to work with… Continue reading FIELD 3 Start-Up Trains the Valley

Operation Save.the.Date: Four Growing Pains

  Save.the.Date is a fun, fresh twist on dating for couples in a long-term relationship. Once a month, customers get a curated date-in-a-box – items and description included – delivered to their doorstep, so they can enjoy a great date night in or around their house. Save.the.Date adds creativity and mystery to couples’ dating lives,… Continue reading Operation Save.the.Date: Four Growing Pains

Yenta: Unleashing our matchmaking service on the world

Today is the day. Launch Day. It’s been a while since I’ve given you an update on Yenta, probably because I’ve been so busy working on Yenta! Let’s take a few steps back. First, the obvious: we’ve simplified our brand and are simply called Yenta. It’s simpler, it’s cleaner, and it’s more elegant. At least,… Continue reading Yenta: Unleashing our matchmaking service on the world

Launching a Website is the Greatest Feeling in the World

Ok, so I haven’t had kids yet, I’ve never climbed a mountain, and I’m not particularly medal-worthy at anything, BUT I am married and I have been a contestant on a PBS game show episode (subject matter: Mythology) that never aired, so believe me when I tell you that launching a website is magical!  This… Continue reading Launching a Website is the Greatest Feeling in the World

Folklore Learns that Starting a Company is No Easy Task

Idea? Check.  Investor Day presentation?  Check.  Name, ticker, and logo? Check.  Team Folklore got all of the basics down.  Now it was time to move from the brainstorming to the execution.  For those unfamiliar with the Folklore story, team FOLK’s product is a phone app that provides travelers with free user-generated audio tours of locations… Continue reading Folklore Learns that Starting a Company is No Easy Task

FIELD 3: Moving yenta-friend from brainstorming to execution

This week was a busy one for my fellow yentas and me. After spending countless hours together throwing out fabulous ideas and cementing our vision last week, it was now time for our three workstreams to, well, get cracking. The marketing and MVP teams worked together to facilitate our first customer interactions (!) while the… Continue reading FIELD 3: Moving yenta-friend from brainstorming to execution

This FIELD 3 Team is Out to Save.the.Date

Trading at $117 at the close of market, Section A’s Save.the.Date is off to a great start. It’s really no wonder given how good looking our team is. We have (in no particular order other than attractiveness), Prem, Nicole, Raviraj, Henry, Chris and myself. Oh, and the business idea has merit too. Once a month, our… Continue reading This FIELD 3 Team is Out to Save.the.Date

FIELD 3: Introducing yenta-friend, online matchmaking reinvented

It’s hard to believe that we’re already a month deep into FIELD 3. Then again, my team only just finalized what exactly our product will be, making this an ideal time to start sharing our experiences. I’m the CFO of The Yenta Group, ticker symbol: YNTA. Our inaugural product is yenta-friend, an online matchmaking community.… Continue reading FIELD 3: Introducing yenta-friend, online matchmaking reinvented